Backend Developer
Location: ES, , Chamberi | Madrid
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Unspecified

Company profile:
Entertainment everywhere.  Operating under the StarzPlay brand, Playco Ltd., delivers a premium video-on-demand service.  We believe that the home entertainment experience should be available for everyone everywhere. We bridge our cutting-edge technology with in-demand TV series, top quality movies, and a large range of children's programming to reinvent, redefine &amp; shape the viewing experience. Our site allows subscribing users to access premium entertainment content from across the globe. Gone are the days of waiting an entire season to watch your favorite series, as viewers will have access to in-demand, exclusive day-and-date premieres, along with a large selection of movies and box office releases.Playco is currently present in 2 continents with plans to become increasingly global. We encourage and support our employees who wish to relocate to other Playco offices, as we believe that international mobility strengthens and shapes the international culture of Playco.Learn more about us on LinkedIn Do you have what it takes to work with us?Self-startersCreative thinkersProblem-solvers (not problem-identifiers)Affinity for working in teams Sense of humor A MUST!A fine appreciation of TV and film (we might ask for a detailed list)

Job description:
We are building the next generation of video-on-demand (VoD) and are currently building an all-star team who will help turn our company into a leader in its field. Do you want to be at the crossroads of new technologies and media? Do you want to help shape the future of TV? For the Backend Engineer this is the chance to lead the design, build, and future growth of an innovative online platform.  Talent and personality are important to us, so we are looking for someone who is excited about coming in and who can think systematically, implement quickly, and innovate eagerly. If you’re up to the challenge, this is what your first 30 days is all about:Receive a project “hand off” from one of our vendors where it will be your job to not only own the existing applications, but also master their code in record time.Pinpoint issues, solve problems, and provide recommendations for backend best practices that will make our applications leading edge.

Requirements:
Your ProfileIdeally you will have 2-5 years of systems engineering experience including software installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux/Unix based server environments co-mingled with vendor supplied software complemented by a degree in Computer Science or another technical field. A master’s degree would add credibility, too. Though most important is your hands-on experience in LAMP based backend implementation for both web and native mobile apps from an online, entertainment, or VoD company. Naturally, you have an advanced understanding of the VoD workflow, VOD back office, and the supporting SW and HW components and have been recognized for your stellar network engineering knowledge and demonstrated troubleshooting skills. On top of that, analyzing problems in design, configuration and/or data flows within a highly complex multi-platform VOD system comes easy to you. Last but not least, you have extensive experience with APIs and understanding of HTTP and REST architecture.Though talent is critical, personality is also a big deciding factor for our candidates. Your “can-do” attitude is contagious and over all “awesomeness” makes you a key member of our team. If we asked ex-colleagues (which is a possibility) about your “people” skills they’d all agree you’re an excellent team player with an amazing work ethic and fun and friendly attitude.  Other Desired Skills and Experience Comfortable working in a *nix environment and using GNU tools.SOA experience.Experience working with designers with the ability to translate from Adobe to code.Full professional proficiency in English.Team player and open to change with an amazing work ethic and fun and friendly attitude.Bonus PointsFrontend knowledge.Experience in any of the following is a big plus: Silverlight video streaming, security/DRM, video and audio streaming, eCommerce, and startup environments.Proficiency in Spanish.

Benefits:
Why Join Us? Growing international team with colleagues from all around the world. Combined, we speak 7 native languages (English, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian).Open-space office structure.Mac Book.Located in the heart of sunny Madrid.Compensation philosophy: You pay for what you get and we want the best!